sweTechnical information about ISO 639 language code swe
The table below provides technical details for the Swedish language, designated by the swe code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Swedish Native Svenska |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central SwedishFinland SwedishGotlandicGötaland SwedishNorrland SwedishScanian |
| Related languages | DanishNorwegian BokmålNorwegian NynorskFaroeseIcelandic |
| Key facts | Mutually intelligible to a high degree with Danish and NorwegianEmploys a two-pitch accent system that gives the language its characteristic melodyDistinguishes only two grammatical genders (common and neuter)Has nine distinct vowel qualities, each with long and short versionsThe first complete Swedish Bible translation, the Vasa Bible of 1541, helped standardize modern Swedish |
| Sample phrase | Hej, hur mår du? |
| Character encodings | ISO 8859-1, ISO 8859-10, ISO 8859-15, Windows 1252, CP 437, CP 865, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32 |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Swedish language, identified by the code swe, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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